| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.00 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 28 Jan 1928 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 23 February 1928. Taken over by the Admiralty on 30 August 1939. Displacement: 352 tons. Returned to her owner on 21 September 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS Aquamarine (4.00)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Sidney Richard James Woods, RNR | 5 Sep 1939 | 17 May 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Norman Peter McLeod, RNR | 17 May 1940 | Jan 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Robert John Kennedy, RNR | Jan 1941 | mid 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Alexander Wallace, RNVR | mid 1941 | 24 Nov 1941 |
| 5 | T/Lt. James Paterson, RNVR | 24 Nov 1941 | 15 Jun 1942 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Philip Brookes King, RNVR | 15 Jun 1942 | Sep 1943 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Arthur Lancaster Kerr, RNVR | Sep 1943 | 15 Sep 1943 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Mark Hellyer, RNVR | 19 Sep 1943 | mid 1944 |
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Notable events involving Aquamarine include:
20 Jul 1943
HMS H 34 (Lt. B. Charles, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Aquamarine (T/Lt. P.B. King, RNVR) and HMS St. Marys (Lt. D.B.G. Dumas, RN). (1)
30 Jul 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bretwalda (Skr. J.B. Henderson, RNR) and HMS Aquamarine (T/Lt. M. Hellyer, RNVR). (2)
31 Jul 1944
HMS H 50 (Lt. W.T.J. Fox, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Tuscarora (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) H.T. Pitt, RN) and HMS Aquamarine (T/Lt. M. Hellyer, RNVR). (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/17796
- File 2.12.03.6373 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18530
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.